September 2009

The Hipless Boy is a little bit more silly and sexy – and a lot less pretentious – than many other graphic novels, and for that it should be applauded.

Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger, a post-war gothic tale about what can only be called a really creepy house, has made the shortlist for the 2009 Man Booker Prize.

“It is not unnatural that the best writers are liars.”